Rockfall problems in Hong Kong and some new experimental results for coefficients of restitution

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 662-663

  Chau, K T ^a   Wong, R H C ^a   Lee, C F ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Boulder fall; Coefficient of restitution; Diurnal frequency curve; Magnitude frequency curve; Risk of rockfall; Rockfall; Seasonal frequency curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000260184     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(98)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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